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Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Procatopodidae (African lampeyes) > Procatopodinae
Etymology: Hypsopanchax: Greek, hypsi = high + Panchax, a word created by Meinken in 1932.
Eponymy: A J Jobaert of Lulua, Democratic Republic of Congo, was Warden of the Muene Ditu Game Reserve (1950s–1960s) and collected for the Musée Royal de l’Afrique Central. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Poll & Lambert.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico; no migratorio. Tropical
Africa: rivers Mosanji and Bushimaie and their tributaries (Sankuru drainage, middle Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 59344).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 27139)
Found mainly close to vegetated zones along river banks in the gallery forest (Ref. 59344). Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Huber, J.H., 1996. Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00222 - 0.01425), b=3.07 (2.85 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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